Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday February 20th 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Play with strings STRUM
6 Blubber FLAB
10 __ buco OSSO
14 Want in the worst way CRAVE
15 Lounge around LOLL
16 Place to talk shop? MALL
17 Tackled the job HAD A GO AT IT
19 Passionate AVID
20 Second sequel’s number III
21 Sacred chests ARKS
22 Thrash WHOMP
23 Winter coat? SNOW
25 Range for a manhunt SEARCH AREA
28 Arizona landforms MESAS
30 TourBook-issuing org. AAA
31 Designer monogram YSL
32 “Hasta la vista” SEE YA
33 Comic strip frames PANELS
36 Tot’s plaything … and a feature of 17-, 25-, 48- and 59-Across STUFFED ANIMAL
40 Forklift load PALLET
41 Stuffy-sounding NASAL
43 Many AARP mems. SRS
46 Issa of “The Hate U Give” RAE
47 Dire GRAVE
48 Intercepting, as at the pass HEADING OFF
53 Christmas poem opener ‘TWAS
54 “Hasta la vista” ADIOS
55 “The Daily Show” host NOAH
57 Nos. on driver’s licenses HTS
58 Sharp turns ZAGS
59 Ready to start the day UP AND ABOUT
62 Succulent plant genus ALOE
63 Gumption GRIT
64 __ toast MELBA
65 Sew a patch on, perhaps MEND
66 Possessive pronoun HERS
67 Roundup critter STEER
DOWN
1 Deep rifts SCHISMS
2 New recruits TRAINEES
3 Hobbyist’s contraption RADIO SET
4 Sch. founded by Jefferson UVA
5 Prefix with bytes or bucks MEGA-
6 Oddball FLAKE
7 Tons o’ LOTSA
8 “The Rookie” actress Larter ALI
9 Club alternative BLT
10 Home of Minor League Baseball’s Storm Chasers OMAHA
11 Cooking show adjective SAVORY
12 Covers with goop SLIMES
13 Bud from way back OLD PAL
18 “Grey’s Anatomy” settings, for short ORS
22 33-Down’s purview WHALING
24 Path to the top WAY UP
26 Charged RAN AT
27 Normandy city CAEN
29 Trips where big cats are spotted SAFARIS
33 Ship owner who described Ahab as “ungodly, god-like” PELEG
34 Stand buy ADE
35 “Good thinking!” SMART
37 Custard dessert FLAN
38 Considering everything AS A WHOLE
39 Conduit created by volcanic activity LAVA TUBE
42 Cigarette ad claim LESS TAR
43 Superhero acronym involving Hercules, Zeus, Achilles and three others SHAZAM
44 Killian’s, originally RED ALE
45 Former Southeast Asian capital SAIGON
49 Gave a shot, say DOSED
50 Studio sign ON AIR
51 Formatting menu list FONTS
52 It’s not hot long FAD
56 Ones acting badly HAMS
59 “So gross!” UGH
60 Ante- PRE
61 Exacta or trifecta BET
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